No. 4 Baseball Opens Last Series With Cougars Friday
May 23, 2013
Game 53: Oregon State (43-9, 22-5) vs. Washington State (21-30, 8-19)
May 24, 2013
Corvallis, Ore. | Goss Stadium
4:05 p.m. PT
Oregon State Game Notes: Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Audio: Link
Live Video: None
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Probable Starters: OSU LHP Matt Boyd (10-3, 2.15) vs. WSU LHP Joe Pistorese (5-4, 2.59)
The Game
And At Home ...
Oregon State opens its final regular season series when hosting Washington State Friday at Goss Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network and Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com). For more information on catching the Beavers on the radio, check osubeavers.com. A full listing of stations for the game is also available at the bottom of these game notes.
Television
The game will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. JB Long (play-by-play) and Kevin Stocker (analyst) will call the game.
Live Video
Fans who subscribe to the Pac-12 Networks can find the game online at pac-12.com. There is no free stream otherwise.
Online
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the “GT” logo located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Social Media
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Last Game
Michael Conforto hit a grand slam and drove in six runs to pace the Beavers to a 12-2 win over the Ducks Sunday at PK Park in Eugene. Ben Wetzler threw 6 1/3 innings for his seventh consecutive win, allowing six hits and two runs in the process. Oregon State pounded out 17 hits in the victory.
That Concludes Road Action
Oregon State played its last true road game of the regular season Sunday - and the team hopes its last of the year, regardless - and the Beavers finished with an 18-6 mark on opponents’ home fields. That’s the most for OSU in a single season since the 1997 club won 19. OSU hit .288 away from home and posted a 2.22 ERA in 215 innings.
Speaking Of Conforto
Sophomore>Michael Conforto has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games, pushing his average to .333 from .319. During that stretch, he has six multi-hit games, three home runs and 15 RBI.
Streak Keeps Going
Oregon State’s opponents have failed to steal a base in the last 18 games dating back to April 17. Steal attempts have been almost as scarce as teams have gone for just eight over that stretch. Jake Rodriguez has thrown out his last 10 steal attempts against.
Against Washington State
Washington State has been the Beavers’ most historic opponent as the clubs have met 422 times coming in to the weekend series. The Cougars hold a 226-194-2 advantage in the all-time series, but OSU is 104-77 in Corvallis. Oregon State has won the last two series between the teams.
Singles
• OSU is looking for its 10th win of May, and in doing so, would have 10 or more wins in March, April and May for the first time since 2009.
• Max Gordon’s diving catch Sunday was rated as the No. 1 top play on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays and was also featured on SI.com.
• Oregon State has batted around in an inning four times in its last six games.
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